Award Winners

King Rig 2023: `Stucky’/Lindsay Stuck, Freight Haulage

New - 40,000 km: Chris Butler, Switzers Valley

40,000 - 100,000 km: Regan Brown, Lockhart Contracting

100,000 - 400,000 km: Nick Young, Southern Transport

400,000 - 700,000 km: Hayden Brookland, Eden Haulage

700,000 - 1 million km: Ben Findlayson, Halls Transport

Truck over 1 million km: Mark Chalmers, Dynes Transport

Isuzu: Chris Keillor, McDonough Contracting

Freightliner: Nigel Cleghorn, Freight Haulage

Scania: Lee Tillard, Northern Southland Transport

Mercedes: Tom Roberts, Te Anau

Hino: Rob Wylie, Powernet

Kenworth: Chris Butler, Switzers Valley

Mitsubishi/Fuso: Pauline Tanner, Ritchie’s Transport

Volvo: Richard Parish, Fonterra

Mack: Lionel Wood, Southern Transport

MAN: Josh Houghton, R&H Transport/Mainfreight

Nissan/UD: Bronson McLean, Kings Log Transport

DAF: Ethan McColl, Dynes Transport

Iveco: Ben Egerton, Powernet

Other: Jordon Udy, Waikaka Transport (International)

HW Richardson Group: Lionel Wood, Southern Transport

Female Driver: Anne Brown, Go Bus Gore

Logger: Regan Brown, Lockhart Contracting

Bulk Truck: Chris Butler, Switzers Valley

Timber Cartage Vehicle: Jesse Sturmfels, GFS

Curtainsider: Josh Houghton, R&H Transport/Mainfreight

Bulk Sower: Jaime Ferris, Te Anau Healy Transport

Stock Truck: Jordon Udy, Waikaka Transport

Tractor Unit: Ryan Davidson, Freight Haulage

Tanker: Ethan McColl, Dynes Transport

Linehaul: Ryan Davidson, Freight Haulage

Light Vehicle: Anne Brown, Go Bus Gore

Passenger Vehicle: Anne Brown, Go Bus Gore

Crane Truck: Rob Wylie, Powernet

Stock Feed Unit: Hamish Boyte, Wilkins Farming

Furthest Distance Travelled: Gerard Daldry, Protranz (Auckland)

Tidiest Oldest Working Truck: Carlos Bates, Northside Sand & Gravel

Best Refurbished Truck: Tom Roberts, Te Anau

Best Vintage: Andrew McDowall, Transport Repairs

Best Fleet: Eden Haulage (Average 113.67/140)

Best Paint Job: Gerard Daldry, “Grey Ghost” Protranz

People’s Choice: Lachlan Andrews, Protranz

Freight Haulage enjoyed success at the Gore Truck Show with Ryan Davidson’s Mack Anthem winning two prizes (opposite page) and Lindsay Stuck taking the King Rig prize with his new Scania R 620 (above)

Right (from top) There’s always plenty of variety at the with Northern Southland Transport (above right) showing off its present and it’s history... Dynes Transport had its hydrogen dual fuel DAF on display... Restored Mossburn Transport 1968 Mercedes-Benz L1418... Eden Haulage took a repeat win in the Best Fleet category.

Beck in the public spotlight with a popular parade through the Gore streets.

The King Rig winner this year was Lindsay Stuck’s Freight Haulage 2022 Scania R620. It was a repeat win for Lindsay who won the title in 2016 with his previous truck.

It turned out to be a very successful day for the team from Freight Haulage with prizes also going to Nigel Cleghorn (Best Freightliner) and the Mack Anthem of Ryan Davidson (Best Tractor and Best Linehaul).

Prizegiving was held Saturday evening at the Croydon Lodge with the People’s Choice award going to the Slice of Heaven Mack driven by Lachlan Andrews from Protranz while the best fleet for the second year running was judged to be Invercargill’s Eden Haulage.

The Best Paintjob prize was claimed by the new Protranz Scania S 770 Grey Ghost driven from Auckland for the event by Gerard Daldry.

The Gore Truck Show will run next year on the same traditional date – King’s Birthday Weekend, Saturday June 1. T&D

By Ian Parkes